https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:29:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311606 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:06:30 +0000 MrsBrewer 2311606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the book Feast For 10! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311596 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:56:18 +0000 rattles 2311596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Mem Fox) or That's Not My Dragon. </p> <p>When we did this at my shower, I got three copies each of Barnyard Dance and Goodnight Moon. I wouldn't write in it if you go with a classic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311539 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:08:39 +0000 LBee 2311539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love any of the "That's Not My" books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311535 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:05:47 +0000 Smurfette 2311535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: same </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311534 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:04:22 +0000 californiadreams 2311534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i like all the Sandra Boynton books </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311531 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:02:43 +0000 Banana330 2311531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did this and got a ton of duplicates too. I second not writing in the book and including a gift receipt. </p> <p>My husband loved Toot by leslie Patricelli, he reads it to DD all the time. We also got a bunch of her other books afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311528 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:00:17 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2311528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We like to give "I took the moon for a walk". Sweet bedtime story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311519 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:53:55 +0000 mrsrain 2311519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love you forever is my go-to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311447 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:47:34 +0000 tigger223 2311447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was done at my baby shower and my now 14 month old is absolutely in love with the board book Curious George at the Zoo because it has different textures to touch on each page. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311438 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:33:42 +0000 LuLu Mom 2311438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do Barnyard Dance or Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton. I actually usually print up a little tag with a note and put it inside so that way if they receive 2 or want to resell it after they are done they are able to do so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311431 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:27:38 +0000 littlebug 2311431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to get "The House in the Night." My aunt got that for me at my shower, and it's one of D's favorites, and has been since he was tiny because the pictures are mostly black and white with some yellow to grab his attention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311425 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:22:52 +0000 Synchronicity 2311425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to get something a little less common, to avoid duplicates. Last time I got Love Monster by Rachel Bright... Super cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311331 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:19:56 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2311331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: I love the Pout Pout Fish books! Have you seen the other one about being afraid of the dark? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311320 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:28:06 +0000 QBbride 2311320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Little Blue Truck!!</p> <p>I usually just bring the book and don't write in it until I know it's not a duplicate. I would hate to write in it and not be able to exchange it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311268 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:45:16 +0000 sleepybear 2311268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I once gave The Pout-Pout Fish board book. I didn't want to write in it in case they had multiples and wanted to return it - I think I wrote on a little notecard and put it in the book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311223 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:49:10 +0000 ladybee 2311223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: we have the board book and the longer version with paper pages. I love Pout Pout Fish!</p> <p>I've been gifting Nancy Tillman's Wherever You Are. The first page says something about wanting you more than you'll ever know. A friend gifted it to me after infertility and it's meant so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311222 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:48:15 +0000 MrsF 2311222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You are my I love you, little blue truck, giraffes can't dance </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311212 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:42:08 +0000 Mae 2311212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd just pick whatever books I like. My favorites are It's Time to Sleep My Love, Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones, and Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You. </p> <p>I write in them with a dark pen or fine marker. </p> <p>I also did this for my shower and I loved when people wrote in the books. Showers are so overwhelming it is hard to remember who gave which book so it is nice to have it right there. And I read the inscriptions to LO too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311199 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:32:58 +0000 tofuwad 2311199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the Richard Scarry board books (I Am Me is my favorite), and there are these little Eric Carle books called Very Busy Spider's Favorite Words and Very Hungry Catterpillar Favorite Words that are just tiny little adorbs books that babies love because they're small. I've written in books with paint pens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311167 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:07:10 +0000 runnerd 2311167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pout Pout Fish! It's fun to read (at least I think so) and it's not one most people would gift </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311164 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:03:37 +0000 mfa_lady 2311164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: Just gave my cousin's daughter "Giraffes Can't Dance" for her birthday this weekend! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311146 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:51:03 +0000 twodoghouse 2311146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually Giraffes Can't Dance, although more recently I've been gifting people The Wonderful Things You Will Be which is a gorgeous book. I try to stay away from Sandra Boynton, even though I love all her books, because they are so popular among my family and friends. I know others will be gifting those. (We ended up with 4! Moo Baa La La Las, so we have an upstairs, downstairs, car, and diaper bag version!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311100 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:13:53 +0000 jape14 2311100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like We're Going on a Bear Hunt - really fun to read! </p> <p>We had this at my shower(s) and got duplicates of Harry the Dirty Dog, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See, Go Dog Go, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Moon, and Harold and the Purple Crayon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311093 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:06:14 +0000 hummusgirl 2311093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a go to but I've done I Love You Stinky Face, Little Blue Truck, and Very Hungry Caterpillar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311087 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:54:59 +0000 wrkbrk 2311087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: I just got On the Night You Were Born at my baby shower this past weekend and I looooove it! And yes, they wrote a message on the first page. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311083 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:51:16 +0000 MrsH 2311083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pick one that my kids love - gossie or moo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311081 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:50:48 +0000 babycanuck 2311081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my go to is not a board book but also for when they are older - the book with no pictures. so much fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311078 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:46:54 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2311078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At my shower I instructed the organisers to just ask for books, I wasn't really worried about getting other gifts. In the end they asked that people use books as cards and most attendees brought gifts as well.<br /> The two best ones I got were from the organisers themselves, they got "I love you forever" and "The paper bog princess" which were my two favourite books as a kid (they asked my parents). They are for a higher age group and not board books, but they each wrote the most beautiful and heartfelt messages in the front of the books which I still read all the time and cry every time.<br /> A group of 6 other guests each got me two "That's not my...." books which my son loves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311070 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:36:26 +0000 youboots 2311070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a classic. I write in it with a sharpie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-board-book-to-give-as-baby-shower-card#post-2311064 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:32:02 +0000 Corduroy 2311064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks. As the daughter of a librarian I have great anxiety about writing in a book. </p>